that I heard of some of your papist grandees to be at Philadelphia expecting them nearer these parts to conferr with some of our papists, & for some bad designc, for the which I made all the Inquisition imaginable with resolution to secure them, well If I had found them, but I beleeve hearing the absence of Collo" Dongan he wis at Rhoad Island where sir Edmond Andross anyved the same tyme, having made his escape from Boston (where he is now in fast hold again) the s<i dongan is now in these parts agam, he hes ranged all the country & is mett daily by several! where it may be also they may come, I shall omiti nothing if I heare of them to secure them, I gott a printed proclamation from new England the 21 June of their Mamies King William &. Queen Mary to be King & Queen of England france & Ireland & have immediately proceeded to the proclamation which was solemnly effected, the next day I understood that they are also proclaimed at Barbadoes King & Queen of Scotland but have seen no proclamatione- thereof as yet, I have detained here a wholl week Mr wilhara Hinson & John Hinson expecting to get some par^'ir advice from Albany of the negotiatione between the agents of new England «& the sinicks & mohacks but understand onely that they have treated & are of good intelligence, the s'- [ndianes have open warre with the french & their Indianes & have for certane kild & taken prisoners above 500 french men women &. children they give quarters but to very few but torture them as their customary way, the city of Albany suffers the late King James souldiers there to keep the fort by themselves & arc payed with faire words, there is brought a letter to me by one of the old souldiers directed to him by the commander of the s'' fort, he offers him a sergeants place & desires him to list for the service of King William & Queen Mary soe many souldiers as he can gett of Major Brockhouse & Capt: Baisters companies both rank papists, & to send them to him, but by 2 or 3 at the tyme which is very suspicious, I have done all the diligence imaginable, to Joine Albany to us, have caused their Mamies to be proclaimed there, but they are luld asleep by some of the former creatures to the late Government, of which wee have a great many amongst us.